#BacktoSchool Resources!
Based on our recent talk, "Higher Education with IBD: Achieving Your Dreams", we have put together a list of resources including country-specific information for #IBD pts pursuing their education!
Let's empower every IBD patient to follow their dreams!
Today #IBDesis team member @livingwithumeed shares his tips to navigate college life w/ #IBD!
Max reminds us that we don't need to keep up w/ any timeline. Our value isn’t derived from solely our achievements!
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@chavn_lizbeth@MondayNightIBD@Empoweringpts9 For me help keep my nutrition up during flare and even through what worked for everyone was different being able to talk to someone about it helped a lot
@chavn_lizbeth@MondayNightIBD@Empoweringpts9 I have had UC for 5 years and I had to request a few times to get a referral to see a RD. It took me about 3 yrs trying before I was finally approved, but once I get through that threshold i was told to eat anti inflammatory foods and focus on Mediterranean diet. And i that I had
@chavn_lizbeth@MondayNightIBD@Empoweringpts9 That from a lot of research but from trial and error since RD weren’t always willing to help me explore those option. On the flip I was told diet was something to variable and didn’t effect my UC. So I learned about the idea of safe foods from my support groups as well. And that
@chavn_lizbeth@MondayNightIBD@Empoweringpts9 To avoid eating the food I grew up with. Keeping up with such a diets was so hard as it wasn’t alway affordable. So I had to teach myself cheaper options that through alot of research of my own. And I am someone who loves to honor my culture through foods so I had to find ways to